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. >>> boehner blinks? the top republican in the house says he would vote to raise taxes in the rich, leaving room for the white house, which today ramped up its effort to discredit him. >>> gulf surprise. the question for months has been, where did all that oil go? >>> and, vip treatment. spa treatments, gourmet food, $45,000 private cabanas? this is a rock concert? >>> good evening. new questions tonight about the gas main that exploded in a huge fire ball, turning entire homes in a neighborhood outside of san francisco into piles of ash. four people were killed. five are still missing. 60 were injured. and today, we learned that three years ago, the power company determined that gas line was at risk of failure. so, now the question. could this disaster have been prevented? neal karlinsky is in san bruno, california, once again tonight. >> reporter: the road home began at the end of this long line in a parking lot filled with hundreds who last saw their homes while escaping the explosion. they were allowe
. >>> boehner blinks? the top republican in the house says he would vote to raise taxes in the rich, leaving room for the white house, which today ramped up its effort to discredit him. >>> gulf surprise. the question for months has been, where did all that oil go? >>> and, vip treatment. spa treatments, gourmet food, $45,000 private cabanas? this is a rock concert? >>> good evening. new questions tonight about the gas main that exploded in a huge fire ball,...
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. >>> then on the road with house speaker john boehner. will he call for american ground troops to join the isis fight? plus, what he'll tell the president if republicans take over congress. >>> and bill o'reilly on his latest page turner. his stunning take on the death of a world war ii legend. who does he think ordered a hit on an american war hero? from abc news, "this week with george stephanopoulos" begins now. >>> good morning. i'm martha raddatz, and today we're coming to you from bahrain on the persian gulf, site of the headquarters of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet where we're tracking the very latest in the fight against isis with the men and women carrying out the mission. this week we got a rare look on board a u.s. aircraft carrier and we'll bring you much more from our journey a bit later. plus, we'll have full analysis of the u.s. strategy. are we succeeding in this fight and how long will it last? but we begin with the latest developments here, the u.s. now expanding air strikes into new portions of syria in the battle against
. >>> then on the road with house speaker john boehner. will he call for american ground troops to join the isis fight? plus, what he'll tell the president if republicans take over congress. >>> and bill o'reilly on his latest page turner. his stunning take on the death of a world war ii legend. who does he think ordered a hit on an american war hero? from abc news, "this week with george stephanopoulos" begins now. >>> good morning. i'm martha raddatz, and...
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and does speaker boehner keep his job? >> we have to stand behind john boehner. and john boehner has to find a way this week as early as possible in the week once prim minister netanyahu finishes his speech, to bring the clean bill to the floor for a vote. that's all we're asking for. we're asking for democracy. let it come to a vote. there's no doubt it will pass. th an appropriations bill that the republicans put together. it was our bill to begin with. 68-31, it passed the senate. we cannot allow this small group to block it. once this comes to a vote, we get it behind us. we move forward. we, as republicans, have to stand behind the speaker and make it clear, we're not going to allow this faction to be dominating and to be impeding what we're trying to do. it's important we lay out our agenda. otherwise, we have no chance of winning the president race in 2016. >> i want you to answer this quickly. reaction to secretary kerry. are we living in a period of less daily threat to americans and to the people in the world? quickly? >> yeah, yes -- right now, the thr
and does speaker boehner keep his job? >> we have to stand behind john boehner. and john boehner has to find a way this week as early as possible in the week once prim minister netanyahu finishes his speech, to bring the clean bill to the floor for a vote. that's all we're asking for. we're asking for democracy. let it come to a vote. there's no doubt it will pass. th an appropriations bill that the republicans put together. it was our bill to begin with. 68-31, it passed the senate. we...
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one applauding boehner for seeing the light. and our interview caught the president's attention, prompting him to fire off a letter to congressional leaders, saying he was quote heartened by what the speaker told abc and urging congress to take immediate action to eliminate unwarranted tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and use the dollars to invest in clean energy. all told, those tax breaks designed to encourage more domestic oil production, cost taxpayers more than $4 billion a year in lost revenue. or, enough to buy a full tank of gas every week for an entire year for 1.4 million americans. but big oil has big friends in congress. we asked the top ten resip yenlts of campaign contributions from the oil companies, if they'd be willing to cut pose tax breaks. most haven't responded yet, though a spokesman for the top reyip sent of oil money, senator david vitter, told us he would be willing if corporate tax rates were lowered. today, the oil industry prepared for battle. >> it's going to mean less investment, less supply,
one applauding boehner for seeing the light. and our interview caught the president's attention, prompting him to fire off a letter to congressional leaders, saying he was quote heartened by what the speaker told abc and urging congress to take immediate action to eliminate unwarranted tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and use the dollars to invest in clean energy. all told, those tax breaks designed to encourage more domestic oil production, cost taxpayers more than $4 billion a year in...
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unite the party facing a challenge from the same hard line conservatives who forced out speaker john boehner. they announced they would ban together to instead support long shot candidates daniel webster possibly blocking mccarthy from reaching the required votes in the full house. >> i think they were stunned. >> webster and the other remaining candidates knds jason chaffetz both are shocked by mccarthy's withdrawal. >> our conference will have to do a lot of deep soul searching. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: mccarthy faced heavy criticism for a recent gaffe now featured in a commercial for hillary clinton who said mccarthy's comment was proof the benghazi committee is a political ploy. >> that wasn't helpful. >> mccarthy said there are other who's could unite the party but did not endorse a candidate. his stunned colleagues now left to reconsider who should take the reins. >> we have two candidates for speaker. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> he said it didn't help things. so despite a major push to recruit former vice presidential nominee paul ryan for the job, he says he
unite the party facing a challenge from the same hard line conservatives who forced out speaker john boehner. they announced they would ban together to instead support long shot candidates daniel webster possibly blocking mccarthy from reaching the required votes in the full house. >> i think they were stunned. >> webster and the other remaining candidates knds jason chaffetz both are shocked by mccarthy's withdrawal. >> our conference will have to do a lot of deep soul...
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in fact, speaker boehner said this week -- this is it. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party, and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal, to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> donna, is that the plan? >> well, first of all, they've done a great job at basically annihilating themselves, you, young man. but the truth of the matter is, i thought the president's speech had a perfect -- had a strategy. it was to really motivate the country that we still have wk to do, to seize the moment so long as we seize the moment together. it's one of the first speeches that the president has given over the last two years that i could actually read and recite and memorize and really feel inspired by. i thought it was great to use seneca and selma and stonewall, to talk about the progress, the history, the common thing we share as americans, our struggle for freedom and equality for all people. it was a great speech. >> it was a great speech. >> but he wasn't exactly reaching out t
in fact, speaker boehner said this week -- this is it. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party, and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal, to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> donna, is that the plan? >> well, first of all, they've done a great job at basically annihilating themselves, you, young man. but the truth of the matter is, i thought the...
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if i picked off where john boehner left off, we won't be successful. so, i think this job has to be done differently. it's a new day, we're starting over, we have a clean slate and we're going to go on offense. >> our thanks to speaker ryan. >>> now, let's bring in republican presidential candidate carly fiorina, she joins us from iowa. good morning, mrs. fiorina. i want to start off with paul ryan, he was a congressional staffer, elected to the house at 28, is he too much of a washington insider to change so-called business as usual in washington? >> well, we'll see. but i think everything you heard paul ryan say is that he intends to lead the republican caucus to providing solutions. and i think that's people want. when i'm out here on the campaign trail, people want to see results. leadership is about producing results, it's not about talking it's about producing results. one thing that i would encourage congress to do is to pass the budget, pass the act which gives congress the authority, the countability to oversee every regulation and pass the bo
if i picked off where john boehner left off, we won't be successful. so, i think this job has to be done differently. it's a new day, we're starting over, we have a clean slate and we're going to go on offense. >> our thanks to speaker ryan. >>> now, let's bring in republican presidential candidate carly fiorina, she joins us from iowa. good morning, mrs. fiorina. i want to start off with paul ryan, he was a congressional staffer, elected to the house at 28, is he too much of a...
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you had house republicans, speaker boehner is still pressuring mcconnell to have the senate pass the house immigration bill. the senate knows it can't pass it. they have this impasse. it's republican-created. they can't come up with agreement. >> if they step back for a second, one of the great things for the country over the last couple of months, you have boehner and mcconnell saying i think, authentically in public, that they want to govern. they want to prove they can govern. this is their one big test to prove they can govern. governing in divided government is really hard. they have to figure this out. the problem again, not as big as we think it is, because what, 200,000 of the 230,000 department are essential employees. so they would continue to work. >> but what you're saying -- >> the dhs budget at a time we're seeing terror strikes all over the world. i think it would be very unsettling for the american people. a showdown and coming down to the brink when it comes to dhs funding. >> why -- >> and you're asking border security, you're asking our tsa folks, we know them very
you had house republicans, speaker boehner is still pressuring mcconnell to have the senate pass the house immigration bill. the senate knows it can't pass it. they have this impasse. it's republican-created. they can't come up with agreement. >> if they step back for a second, one of the great things for the country over the last couple of months, you have boehner and mcconnell saying i think, authentically in public, that they want to govern. they want to prove they can govern. this is...
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. >> reporter: over the weekend, house republican leader john boehner essentially gave in, saying he'd go along with continuing those bush tax cuts for middle class voters, even if the cuts for higher wage earners are allowed to expire. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. >> reporter: but today, leader boehner realized he was out on a limb all by himself. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said senate republicans are united against any tax increase. >> only in washington could someone propose a tax hike as an antidote to a recession and this is no small tax hike. >> reporter: some democrats are breaking from the president and want to extend all the tax cuts. >> given the fragility of the economy, all of the bush tax cuts should be extended temporarily. >> we need to remember that the top 5% income bracket in america account for 30% of all consumer spending. >> reporter: according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, if all the bush tax ruts are extended, economic growth in the next year could almost double. long
. >> reporter: over the weekend, house republican leader john boehner essentially gave in, saying he'd go along with continuing those bush tax cuts for middle class voters, even if the cuts for higher wage earners are allowed to expire. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. >> reporter: but today, leader boehner realized he was out on a limb all by himself. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said senate republicans...
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house speaker john boehner telling our george stephanopoulos, unless president obama agrees to talk, nothing. with that bigger danger over the debt ceiling now nearing. >> he continues to refuse to negotiate, the country is going to default. >> that's the path we're on. i do not want the united states to default on its debt. but i am not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with the problems that are driving the debt up. >> speaker boehner this morning with george. washington watching closely, also tonight. the situation in afghanistan. after word today that four u.s. servicemen were killed in a suicide vest attack in the southern part of that country. it was the worst loss of life by coalition forces since june. >>> back in this country now and tonight to oklahoma, where a zoo worker is recovering after nearly losing her arm in a brutal tiger attack. it happened in a zoo south of oklahoma city. a spokesperson says the tiger bit the woman's hand and pulled her arm into the cage through a four-inch hole. doctors managing to save her arm. the zoo s
house speaker john boehner telling our george stephanopoulos, unless president obama agrees to talk, nothing. with that bigger danger over the debt ceiling now nearing. >> he continues to refuse to negotiate, the country is going to default. >> that's the path we're on. i do not want the united states to default on its debt. but i am not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with the problems that are driving the debt up. >> speaker boehner...
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. >> reporter: john boehner will take the speaker's gavel tomorrow. next wednesday, house republicans have scheduled a full vote to repeal president obama's health care law. it will likely pass there, but fail to go anywhere in the democrat-controlled senate. >> if we run an election campaign in the new year, this country's going into heck in a hand basket because we're facing severe challenges. >> reporter: as speaker-effect boehner takes on new democrats, he'll also have tea party republicans. illinois' bobby shilling is leaving his pizza shop for capitol hill. he says, prepare to fight. >> we're here to get this thing back on track where it needs to be so our kids and grandkids have the same opportunities that were afforded to us. >> reporter: president obama has some white house staffing decisions to make when he returns to washington. here is one of them. abc news has learned he is consider considering appointing former clinton secretary of congress, william daley, as new chief of staff. rob and vinita? >> and the first vote of a possible repeal
. >> reporter: john boehner will take the speaker's gavel tomorrow. next wednesday, house republicans have scheduled a full vote to repeal president obama's health care law. it will likely pass there, but fail to go anywhere in the democrat-controlled senate. >> if we run an election campaign in the new year, this country's going into heck in a hand basket because we're facing severe challenges. >> reporter: as speaker-effect boehner takes on new democrats, he'll also have tea...
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. >> president obama and john boehner agreed to play a round of golf together. oh, please. imagine that. boehner will be crying over his score and obama will give three explanations why his score is better than it appears. >> up next, sex, power and politics and one intriguing question, if women ran the show, what would they do? >>> "this week" with christian amanpour from the knee snewseum washington will continue after this from our abc stations. >>> the country watched transfixed this week as disgraced congressman anthony weiner finally confessed to pretty sleazy behavior. in politics, it's a too familiar story. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: what can he say at a moment like this, that hasn't been said before. put together the words clinton, hart, gingrich, sanford, spitzer, lee, edwards and on and on. and the congressman had the whole accusations, confession, accusation, script written for him in advance. from round one, denial, when he said my system was hacked. i was pranked. >> was he not invoking this -- >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >>
. >> president obama and john boehner agreed to play a round of golf together. oh, please. imagine that. boehner will be crying over his score and obama will give three explanations why his score is better than it appears. >> up next, sex, power and politics and one intriguing question, if women ran the show, what would they do? >>> "this week" with christian amanpour from the knee snewseum washington will continue after this from our abc stations. >>>...
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he's talked to john boehner to kevin mccarthy. mitch mcconnell made the point to ryan directly, if you don't run for speaker, we could lose the senate. no one unless can step up and stop the chaos. he's under a lot of pressure. his wife is in a similar position to joe biden's wife. which is -- i don't want you to do this. but if you want to, i'll be with you. >> ryan has young children. >> they're trying to make deals with him. that will undermine the way the speakership will be operated. they're saying, you don't want to raise money on the weekends, we'll find someone else. ryan is a policy guy. the speaker is a political job. it's not a great match. but they need him. >> he doesn't want to do it. i was looking -- there was one day in the 16th century when two speakers of the house of commons were beheaded on the same day. >> we should have had that as the puzzler. >> that was really tough job to fill at that point, when two were beheaded on the same day. he's feeling the same way. what is the mileage to saying yes to this? other
he's talked to john boehner to kevin mccarthy. mitch mcconnell made the point to ryan directly, if you don't run for speaker, we could lose the senate. no one unless can step up and stop the chaos. he's under a lot of pressure. his wife is in a similar position to joe biden's wife. which is -- i don't want you to do this. but if you want to, i'll be with you. >> ryan has young children. >> they're trying to make deals with him. that will undermine the way the speakership will be...
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house republican leader john boehner and republican senator saxby chambliss of georgia. the two spent a luxurious weekend at the greenbriar, the kind of cozy gathering new ethics reforms laws were supposed to curb. >> you're seeing the quint essential washington insider pay to play game. >> reporter: all paid for by money boehner and chambliss raised to support other politicians' campaigns. but a loophole in the law allows the money, in what are known as leadership political action commit teems to be spent for any purpose, including golf. in the 2008 cycle, chambliss spent more money ogolf outings, $225,000, than he gave to political campaigns, $204,000. senator, brian ross, abc news. the senator did not want to talk to us. in a statement, chambliss says he holds the golf outings only as a way to raise money. but ethics watchdog groups question that. >> i call it a political slush fund. it gives the recipient the chance to life a life style he or she would not be able to afford. >> reporter: in a joint investigation, abc news found members of congress use leadership pacs
house republican leader john boehner and republican senator saxby chambliss of georgia. the two spent a luxurious weekend at the greenbriar, the kind of cozy gathering new ethics reforms laws were supposed to curb. >> you're seeing the quint essential washington insider pay to play game. >> reporter: all paid for by money boehner and chambliss raised to support other politicians' campaigns. but a loophole in the law allows the money, in what are known as leadership political action...
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for the first time in a week yesterday, aides to the president and house speaker john boehner met but no discernible signs of progress. there seemed to be a hardening of positions on tax rates and possible reductions in spending. >>> pretty stern announcement from capitol hill, one of the senate's conservative leaders, jim demint of south carolina is quitting. he announced his resignation yesterday saying he will leach the senate january 1. demint will head a conservative think-tank now. south carolina's governor says there is no time table to announce demint's replacement. >> a lot of people are questioning this why he will take over the heritage foundation. his salary in the senate is $174,000. he is replacing a guy who, the head of the, the heritage foundation was making roughly $1 million a year. get, got a little bit of an increase. in salary. >> all of these politicians, go on to a lobbying, think-tank, consultant work, all that kind of stuff, they leave for big bucks there. he's considered one of the grandfathers of the tea party movement. a powerful gift. at odd with party lea
for the first time in a week yesterday, aides to the president and house speaker john boehner met but no discernible signs of progress. there seemed to be a hardening of positions on tax rates and possible reductions in spending. >>> pretty stern announcement from capitol hill, one of the senate's conservative leaders, jim demint of south carolina is quitting. he announced his resignation yesterday saying he will leach the senate january 1. demint will head a conservative think-tank...
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yesterday john boehner and flip the switch of the capitol christmas tree. the 65-foot sea are white fur came from california. it will stay lit between nightfall and 11:00 p.m. until new year's day. it looks nice. >> beautiful. 4:42 59 degrees. >>> a former prince george's county executive jack johnson has learned exactly how much time he will spend in prison for accepting bribes. >>> and more on the incident that was not a laughing matter for alec baldwin. we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! for a limited time buy select seating and get 15% back at ikea, the life improvement store. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural h
yesterday john boehner and flip the switch of the capitol christmas tree. the 65-foot sea are white fur came from california. it will stay lit between nightfall and 11:00 p.m. until new year's day. it looks nice. >> beautiful. 4:42 59 degrees. >>> a former prince george's county executive jack johnson has learned exactly how much time he will spend in prison for accepting bribes. >>> and more on the incident that was not a laughing matter for alec baldwin. we need a...
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reaching out to readers. >> reporter: boehner using a dozen gifs. saying the president knows full well there's no blank space in the tax payers' checkbooks. then suggesting the commander in chief apologize. showing a hand-written note from swift. reps for taylor swift telling abc news we were not aware prior to the release. now her fans speaking out. one tweeting, this is embarrassing. another disagreeing calling it pretty funny. ♪ uh-oh ♪ >> reporter: politicians like paul ryan and sarah palin, both asked by musicians to stop using their music on the campaign trail. bruce springsteen asking president reagan to not use "born in the usa." >> we have reached a point where the current political discourse involved the two most powerful men in washington using gifs to communicate. >> reporter: john boehner's camp saying we are always looking at ways to communicate with the american people. and judging by this video of a dancing police officer released friday. ♪ shake it off shake it off ♪ >> reporter: -- tailor -- taylor swift is the way to the p
reaching out to readers. >> reporter: boehner using a dozen gifs. saying the president knows full well there's no blank space in the tax payers' checkbooks. then suggesting the commander in chief apologize. showing a hand-written note from swift. reps for taylor swift telling abc news we were not aware prior to the release. now her fans speaking out. one tweeting, this is embarrassing. another disagreeing calling it pretty funny. ♪ uh-oh ♪ >> reporter: politicians like paul ryan...
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republican establishment figures as they were of democratic figures, but since the midterm elections, boehner was elected unanimously to the speaker position, and it's expected he will do a pretty good job of keeping them in line, at least in the short-term. >> we saw many of the tea party candidates campaign on the deficit and the debt. how much the country borrows. do you see this as one of the fault lines as we head into the new year? >> the big fault line is to raise the ceiling of the debt. it's now $3 trillion. he's going to need to have republicans fall in line to lift the debt ceiling to a higher number, and many candidates affiliated with the tea party say they will not do so. that will be a big issue in the months ahead. >> and jake will have much more on "this week" tomorrow morning, filling in, and an exclusive interview with actor george clooney on his mission this new year. and one more note from oversees from britain, and quite a scene, inmates setting fire to a prison. the ram pain began after officials said inmates would have to take breathalyzer tests on new year's eve. this
republican establishment figures as they were of democratic figures, but since the midterm elections, boehner was elected unanimously to the speaker position, and it's expected he will do a pretty good job of keeping them in line, at least in the short-term. >> we saw many of the tea party candidates campaign on the deficit and the debt. how much the country borrows. do you see this as one of the fault lines as we head into the new year? >> the big fault line is to raise the ceiling...
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no big celebrations from boehner. but they are confident he's going to win. >> they want to send the message, time to get to work. >>> as we said, our team is out in full force to bring us the news from the election night. we asked them to weigh in with some of the big stories they heard and saw today, and we start in florida with john quinones in miami. >> reporter: diane, the race that's getting the most attention throughout the state is for the u.s. senate, and it's a heated contest between marco rub rubio, the independent, florida governor charlie crist, and the democrat, kendrick meek. the 39-year-old rubio is being called the poster child of the main stream component of the tea party movement. but he's hardly the only candidate that's counting on tea party support. that party is supporting, backing a total of nine candidates for the u.s. senate and eight of them have a pretty good chance of winning tonight. and then there's the house, 129 candidates there, also have the packing of the tea party movement. now, th
no big celebrations from boehner. but they are confident he's going to win. >> they want to send the message, time to get to work. >>> as we said, our team is out in full force to bring us the news from the election night. we asked them to weigh in with some of the big stories they heard and saw today, and we start in florida with john quinones in miami. >> reporter: diane, the race that's getting the most attention throughout the state is for the u.s. senate, and it's a...
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: now boehner finds himself a but alone, with few republans n him. hike. the tax hike the administration is proposing, according to irs, would apply to half of all small business income in this country. >> reporter: both sides are making tax cuts the wedge issue of the midterm election as the president did on the back patio of john and nicole armstrong along with democrats jim moran and jerry connelly. >> how state and local governments are able to deal with these budget challenges next year is in part going to depeno whether the peop who next year is in part going to depeno whether the peop who and jerry or whether they're john boehner. >> reporter: but with even some conservative democrats, clud connelly, on their they'll prevail. >> given the fragility of the economy, all of the bush tax cuts shou extended temporarily. >> reporter: wit now a major campaign issue, congresionrs s unlikely anything will get done about them until november. vinita and rob? >>> hurricane igor is growing in size as it rages far out in the atlantic. the category 4 storm i
: now boehner finds himself a but alone, with few republans n him. hike. the tax hike the administration is proposing, according to irs, would apply to half of all small business income in this country. >> reporter: both sides are making tax cuts the wedge issue of the midterm election as the president did on the back patio of john and nicole armstrong along with democrats jim moran and jerry connelly. >> how state and local governments are able to deal with these budget challenges...
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and house speaker john boehner invited the president to speak on thursday instead. as we come on the air tonight, they haven't even agreed to a date for the speech. lost in the skirmish, perhaps, the heart of the crisis. those still looking for work. look at this. 9,000 people lined up in an l.a. jobs fair today. the latest window into how much desperation is still out there. david wright starts us out from los angeles tonight. >> reporter: at the white house, creating jobs is now the number one priority. because the president knows keeping his job may depend on it. that's one reason he's calling this joint session of congress. >> we are at a moment when we need to take significant action to spur economic growth and to create jobs. >> reporter: officially, 13. million americans are out of work. but economists say the real number is nearly twice that size, including people in part-time jobs or who have been out of work so long, they're not even counted anymore. here i i l.a., more thanan 10,0 people turned out today for this job fair. >> i just need a job. >> reporte
and house speaker john boehner invited the president to speak on thursday instead. as we come on the air tonight, they haven't even agreed to a date for the speech. lost in the skirmish, perhaps, the heart of the crisis. those still looking for work. look at this. 9,000 people lined up in an l.a. jobs fair today. the latest window into how much desperation is still out there. david wright starts us out from los angeles tonight. >> reporter: at the white house, creating jobs is now the...
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what did you think about congressman boehner's decision not to stand, except, i believe, on michelle obama and then he stood again -- >> well, i'm a fan of standing, i mean, i think it's polite and i think there were more things that republicans could have stood up for. i think that the one place where i wish republicans wouldn't cede the ground to obama is, we should be standing for comprehensive immigration reform. the rubio plan is comprehensive in nature. we've as a party, the conservative platform is that we believe in doing all the pieces together. so, we should have stood to that. >> i think and you're right, this san example of two america. when he said the fix it first program, he described, here's what i want to do and i think the republican response to that is, it's wreck it ralph. their whole idea of his presidency is wreck it ralph, he's wrecking the country. we are seeing 48% of the country on each side of this and this speech and marco rubio's speech are going to respect that. >> martha raddatz, the president did announce the drawdown of troops from afghanistan, mentio
what did you think about congressman boehner's decision not to stand, except, i believe, on michelle obama and then he stood again -- >> well, i'm a fan of standing, i mean, i think it's polite and i think there were more things that republicans could have stood up for. i think that the one place where i wish republicans wouldn't cede the ground to obama is, we should be standing for comprehensive immigration reform. the rubio plan is comprehensive in nature. we've as a party, the...
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and i'm actually glad to hear john boehner sort of acknowledge that. i think he was very wise and hopefully he'll govern that way. but look, i think that some of the really bright spots out there are people like marco rubio. i've said it before but i think that marco rubio is really sort of the perfect candidate in the sense that he's a bona fide conservative but he was also the speaker of the florida house, and i think someone like him and pat toomey have a chance to sort of bridge the gap between the tea party and the establishment. hopefully they won't be coopted. i think someone like rubio is a classic example of the possibilities here. i think maybe -- i don't want to get too far ahead of myself but look for marco rubio to be a major player and a rising star for years to come. that may be one of the big stories when we look become a couple of years from now at what 2010 was all about. >> arianna, what do you make of this? >> you know, the gop has a choice to make now. do they want to follow what mitch mcconnell said, which is that the highest prio
and i'm actually glad to hear john boehner sort of acknowledge that. i think he was very wise and hopefully he'll govern that way. but look, i think that some of the really bright spots out there are people like marco rubio. i've said it before but i think that marco rubio is really sort of the perfect candidate in the sense that he's a bona fide conservative but he was also the speaker of the florida house, and i think someone like him and pat toomey have a chance to sort of bridge the gap...
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that's the message from would be speaker john boehner tonight in ohio, as he begins the final push. >> your government is out of control. do you have to accept it? do you have to take it? hell no, you don't. >> reporter: in race after race, republicans are closing out the campaign by trying to make tuesday's elections into one big national referendum on barack obama and the democratic leadership in washington. exhibit a -- this new ad by tea party republican sharron angle in nevada. >> skyrocketing bankruptcies. they promised change. now, it's our turn. >> reporter: as for the president, gt daily show" aside, he's been off the campaign trail for three days, and today, visited maryland, one of the few states where a democratic senator has a big lead and needs to help. and that senator didn't even bother to show up. >> barbara couldn't make it but wanted me to say hello on her behalf. >> reporter: across the country, embattled democratic candidates are closing out with personal attacks. some of them down right brutal. >> guns. prostitution. murder. the feds. the state. charges that he r
that's the message from would be speaker john boehner tonight in ohio, as he begins the final push. >> your government is out of control. do you have to accept it? do you have to take it? hell no, you don't. >> reporter: in race after race, republicans are closing out the campaign by trying to make tuesday's elections into one big national referendum on barack obama and the democratic leadership in washington. exhibit a -- this new ad by tea party republican sharron angle in nevada....
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. >> reporte that was john boehner you were talking about. >> i think the party and party leadership, i think they've gotten the message loud and clear and they stepping up to the plate. >> reporter: feared or not, huntsman is a long shot. you think you can win? >> of course. >> reporter: 1%, you got a long ways to go. >> i like your chances. >> reporter: huntsman is beginning his campaign with a sprint. over the next week, he will make 18 stops in 15 different cities. he has a lot of ground to make up, diane, and he knows it. >> reporter: all right, jon, thanks to you. and huntsman will be on "good morning america" tomorrow. >>> half a world away, tonight, the first lady and her daughters transformed a school in south africa into a cat in the hat's poet's corner. >> to cold to play ball, so we sat in the house, we did nothing at all. so all we could do was sit, sit, sit, sit, and we did not like it, not one little bit. no, no, make that cat go away. tell the cat and the hat you do not want to play. >> i can hold a red fan. i can fan with the fan as i hop on the ball but that is not a
. >> reporte that was john boehner you were talking about. >> i think the party and party leadership, i think they've gotten the message loud and clear and they stepping up to the plate. >> reporter: feared or not, huntsman is a long shot. you think you can win? >> of course. >> reporter: 1%, you got a long ways to go. >> i like your chances. >> reporter: huntsman is beginning his campaign with a sprint. over the next week, he will make 18 stops in 15...
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. >> reporter: speaker boehner told his republican members they would have to avoid nasty fights and according to "the new york times," they seemed to listen. but those words don't change a bassic disagreement that could push the country off the fiscal cliff the 1st of january. that's when a number of tax cuts expire, meaning the average family will pay an extra $3,700 a year. and severe cuts to defense and government spending. the sticking point on avoiding that cliff? taxes. the president campaigned on and won on letting tax cuts for the rich expire. today, a leading republican said no. >> no republican will vote for higher tax rates. >> reporter: if that sounds a lot like the argue we already heard, you're right. and democrats appear embolden that rates for the rich rise. >> if the republicans will not agree with that, we will reach a point at the end of this year where all the tax cuts expire and we'll start over next year. >> reporter: the two sides have four more days to lay out their markers. on friday, congressional leaders come to the white house to start negotiations in ear
. >> reporter: speaker boehner told his republican members they would have to avoid nasty fights and according to "the new york times," they seemed to listen. but those words don't change a bassic disagreement that could push the country off the fiscal cliff the 1st of january. that's when a number of tax cuts expire, meaning the average family will pay an extra $3,700 a year. and severe cuts to defense and government spending. the sticking point on avoiding that cliff? taxes....
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that's what speaker john boehner talked about, constructive, but there's also a lot of urgency. now, nancy pelosi, we have a lot more of this interview, a fascinating interview, told me she thought they could work out this deal in mid-december. i asked her, of course, look, we've heard optimism before and this went nowhere. but there is that urgency now. americans are sick of this. this is the second time around. >> and so overnight we saw -- we saw this video of david petraeus' alleged mistress, paula broadwell, his biographer walking with her husband. it's the first time we've seen the two of them since this scandal broke. so let me ask you about the petraeus affair, which i know you've been following so closely. where does this go now? what in your view is likely to be the next shoe to drop? >> well, i think what we've learned this week is this is not over. i think a week ago when we heard david petraeus say he was resigning because he had an extramarital affair, we thought it might go away. but every day it seems like there's something new. they're now looking through those
that's what speaker john boehner talked about, constructive, but there's also a lot of urgency. now, nancy pelosi, we have a lot more of this interview, a fascinating interview, told me she thought they could work out this deal in mid-december. i asked her, of course, look, we've heard optimism before and this went nowhere. but there is that urgency now. americans are sick of this. this is the second time around. >> and so overnight we saw -- we saw this video of david petraeus' alleged...
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house speaker boehner melt with harry reid this afternoon. president obama said if they are able to hammer things out, great, if not, they want them ba back at the white house. >> the clock ticking, as we said. thank you, jake. and someone else entered the fray today on the issue of the huge national debt. a man who has issued a kind of political double dare you to both sides. he is house budget chairman paul ryan and he told jon karl that today is the day simply to face the truth. >> reporter: for paul ryan, this is not just about government spending. it's a life or death struggle for the u.s. economy. >> the nation's fiscal trajectory is simply not sustainable. >> reporter: ryan, who once worked as a waiter to make ends meet, is 41 and has three kids. the scope of his plan is staggering. consider that while the president and republicans are on the verge of shutting the government down over less than $61 billion in spending cuts, ryan is calling for $6.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years. >> what do you say to nervous republicans who
house speaker boehner melt with harry reid this afternoon. president obama said if they are able to hammer things out, great, if not, they want them ba back at the white house. >> the clock ticking, as we said. thank you, jake. and someone else entered the fray today on the issue of the huge national debt. a man who has issued a kind of political double dare you to both sides. he is house budget chairman paul ryan and he told jon karl that today is the day simply to face the truth....
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the budget agreement will be john boehner's last act as speaker of the house. it increases federal spending and raises the borrowing limit through 2017. the senate is expected to move quickly on the deal. president obama says he's happy with this agreement. the pentagon shows aircraft maker northrop grumman to build the next bomber. it's a deal worth at least $50 billion. northrop already builds a b-2 bomber for the air force. the new aircraft will be much more advanced and could eventually fly without a pilot. northrop beat competitors boeing and lockheed martin. >>> the u.s. appears ready to wage an even more aggressive campaign against isis in iraq and syria. that can mean more ground action for u.s. special forces. abc's martha raddatz has the latest from washington. >> reporter: comments made by secretary of defense ash carter could mean a potential escalation in american involvement in combat. he said direct action on the ground may be used. the secretary saying u.s. special operations forces won't just assist iraqi forces like they did in that deadly rai
the budget agreement will be john boehner's last act as speaker of the house. it increases federal spending and raises the borrowing limit through 2017. the senate is expected to move quickly on the deal. president obama says he's happy with this agreement. the pentagon shows aircraft maker northrop grumman to build the next bomber. it's a deal worth at least $50 billion. northrop already builds a b-2 bomber for the air force. the new aircraft will be much more advanced and could eventually fly...
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. >> did anything that speaker boehner said make you optimistic? was it just that urgency that you're talking about? >> well, it's the urgency, but i think the spirit at the table was one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done. hopefully that is possible. hopefully it is possible by the middle of december so the confidence of the markets and, most importantly, the confidence of the consumers returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs. >> you said afterwards there would be these milestones of success. how will that work? what are the goals? are there interim goals? >> well, my suggestion was that we at some point, not necessarily today, decide on what our goal is in terms of the amount of deficit reduction that we can achieve, some date by which we'd like to do it, the middle of december so this doesn't take us up to christmas, some milestones along the way so progress can be demonstrated we're moving in a forward direction. >> i spoke to senator michael bennet of colorado earlier this week. he said this reall
. >> did anything that speaker boehner said make you optimistic? was it just that urgency that you're talking about? >> well, it's the urgency, but i think the spirit at the table was one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done. hopefully that is possible. hopefully it is possible by the middle of december so the confidence of the markets and, most importantly, the confidence of the consumers returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs. >>...
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and former speaker, newt gingrich, will be a guest this sunday, along with the current speaker, john boehner. and that's on "this week," on sunday on abc. >>> and now, we turn overseas to the deteriorating situation in syria in the last 48 hours. at least 64 dead. and among them, small children. president bashyr al asad's forces reportedly fired on a residential building and began firing into the crowds. >>> and how do you put a price tag on trauma and tragedy? today, the operator of the carnival cruise ship made its first offer to more than 3,000 passengers who were onboard when it capsized. $14,460 each to cover the cost of lost luggage and psychological trauma. and another estimated $4,000 to reimburse the cost of the cruise and return travel. the deal would not apply to crew member or families who lost loved ones. >>> we first reported on a consumer alert about orange juice earlier this month. trace amounts of an unapproved chemical, a pesticide, had been found in orange juice imported from overseas. government inspectors, rushing to the nation's ports to conduct their own test. well, to
and former speaker, newt gingrich, will be a guest this sunday, along with the current speaker, john boehner. and that's on "this week," on sunday on abc. >>> and now, we turn overseas to the deteriorating situation in syria in the last 48 hours. at least 64 dead. and among them, small children. president bashyr al asad's forces reportedly fired on a residential building and began firing into the crowds. >>> and how do you put a price tag on trauma and tragedy?...
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can speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell do it? >> well, they've got -- they said they're going to do it so they better do it. the interesting issue what they passed, will it when it goes to the president will it be so untenable to the president he vetoes it and creates bigger problems? both sides have an opportunity now, the president does and so do the republicans, you know, we've heard a lot of campaign happy talk, well, now we want to see some product. >> some happy talk, john heilemann, and we saw tough talk from the president and the white house defying even some of their own advisers and former advisers going forward, they say, with this executive order before even giving the congress to pass immigration reform. >>ó, instance on the notion that they have let latino voters down by delaying thus far and need to do something to make -- to solidify the connection of hispanic voters, the most important voting bloc going forward in 2016, to keep them locked into the democratic coalition. >> i guess their calculation even if repub
can speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell do it? >> well, they've got -- they said they're going to do it so they better do it. the interesting issue what they passed, will it when it goes to the president will it be so untenable to the president he vetoes it and creates bigger problems? both sides have an opportunity now, the president does and so do the republicans, you know, we've heard a lot of campaign happy talk, well, now we want to see some product. >> some happy talk, john...
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four years after he handed the speakers gavel to nancy pelosi, john boehner is about to get it back himself. already, the republicans have outlined a plan of attack. first, a simple two-page bill that would scrap the entire obama health care law. the law may not be popular, but repeal means doing away with parts of it that are, including a new subsidy seniors are getting this year of up to $850 to buy prescription drugs. and a provision already in effect, guaranteeing coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. in her last press conference as speaker, nancy pelosi warned people will suffer if health care reform is overturned. >> if you are going to have a patients' bill of rights, you have to have comprehensive health care reform. >> reporter: the next line of republican attack, spending cuts. republicans are promising $100 billion of cuts over the next eight months, but so far the only specific they've offered is a $35 million cut in congress's own budget, which means a slight reduction in things like staff salaries and office supplies. they've got a long way to go. that's less than
four years after he handed the speakers gavel to nancy pelosi, john boehner is about to get it back himself. already, the republicans have outlined a plan of attack. first, a simple two-page bill that would scrap the entire obama health care law. the law may not be popular, but repeal means doing away with parts of it that are, including a new subsidy seniors are getting this year of up to $850 to buy prescription drugs. and a provision already in effect, guaranteeing coverage to children with...
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. >> republicans, though, have been quick to cast doubt and housepeaker john boehner says he should just send the plan to congress and skip the speech. >>> people making a big deal of the fact he's going on this vacation in light of the current economic crisis and all this. but people love to do math and check the stats. he's been in office 31 months and taken 61 case of vacation at the same time during -- >> 61 days. >> and george w. bush took 180 days at this point in his presidency, reagan, 112 so he's lower. clinton was less than -- >> 28 i believe. >> so -- >> there we go. he's not beating any records. >>> texas governor r rk perry is still stirring up controversy on the campaign trail. this time, though, about climate change. perry told a group of new hampshire residents he does not believe in man-made global warming. >> fact he called it a terry that hasn't been proved and accused scientists of doctoring ta for financial gains. >> yes, our climate has changed. they've been changing for -- ever since the earth was formed. but i do not buy into that a group of scientists who have in
. >> republicans, though, have been quick to cast doubt and housepeaker john boehner says he should just send the plan to congress and skip the speech. >>> people making a big deal of the fact he's going on this vacation in light of the current economic crisis and all this. but people love to do math and check the stats. he's been in office 31 months and taken 61 case of vacation at the same time during -- >> 61 days. >> and george w. bush took 180 days at this point...
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we don't need more government stimulus spending said republican house leader john boehner. we need to end the washington democrats' out of control spending spree. anticipating that reaction, the president hammered republicans for opposing him on absolutely everything. >> if i said the sky was blue, they'd say, no. if i said fish live in the sea, they'd say no. >> reporter: but white house officials acknowledge the plan announced today would not create jobs until sometime next year at the earliest. and they declined to say how many jobs would be created. the problem for democrats, there is no quick economic fix. >> these proposals are not big and bold. they're not going to lift the economy quickly. i don't think there's anything the president or congress can come up with that would provide a big jolt to the economy by election day. >> reporter: bold or not the plan the president announced is unlikely to pass congress any time soon. for the next 60 day, the season in congress is about campaigning, not about passing new economic programs. david. >> well, let the campaigning be
we don't need more government stimulus spending said republican house leader john boehner. we need to end the washington democrats' out of control spending spree. anticipating that reaction, the president hammered republicans for opposing him on absolutely everything. >> if i said the sky was blue, they'd say, no. if i said fish live in the sea, they'd say no. >> reporter: but white house officials acknowledge the plan announced today would not create jobs until sometime next year...
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you just heard john -- jon karl report that john boehner poised to announce a new investigation. do you expect that in the senate as well? >> i don't know what will happen in the senate. i think this is reminiscent of what one of these campaigns will be like. the clintons can find a loophole in a stop sign, is what one of my favorite commentators said last week. i think we're reminded of what it's like when in spite of what mr. carville says the rules that apply to them they clearly don't think are the rules that should apply to everybody else. >> how do you respond to critics that say it's rich for congress to call for the investigations to level criticism like that when congress exempts itself from the very reporting requirements it imposes on other federal officials? >> the obligations of congress are different than the obligations for the secretary of state. the obligations for secretary of state to have a record, to maintain the record, to know what that record was are critical because that person is a critical negotiator. just like john kerry is. go back to the other point,
you just heard john -- jon karl report that john boehner poised to announce a new investigation. do you expect that in the senate as well? >> i don't know what will happen in the senate. i think this is reminiscent of what one of these campaigns will be like. the clintons can find a loophole in a stop sign, is what one of my favorite commentators said last week. i think we're reminded of what it's like when in spite of what mr. carville says the rules that apply to them they clearly don't...
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. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you were now the leader of the republican party and his answer was, oh, i wouldn't think so, paul ryan is a policy wonk. >> i take that as a great compliment from john. >> reporter: is that your role now, position wonk? >> i've always been one of the house policy wonks my role is to continue to be a champion of ideas and help our party be the reform party. >> reporter: ryan says he unplugged in the days after the campaign. he didn't even hear the news about david petraeus' resignation or questions about its timing until later. instead, he was hunting and spending time with his family. >> you know, the great thing about this last weekend i got to go to both mire boys' basketball games and two of my daughter's volleyball games. >> reporter: an upside to losing. >> reconnection with my family which we're a close family. people got to see our family. i'm excited about getting back to work here. >> reporter: paul ryan's three kids all are in lemonade school and saw a big up side to losing. they get to stay in their school. they were wor
. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you were now the leader of the republican party and his answer was, oh, i wouldn't think so, paul ryan is a policy wonk. >> i take that as a great compliment from john. >> reporter: is that your role now, position wonk? >> i've always been one of the house policy wonks my role is to continue to be a champion of ideas and help our party be the reform party. >> reporter: ryan says he unplugged in the days after the...
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. >>> back in washington, the new republican leader, john boehner, talks to reporters about the new gop majority in the house. >>> three singapore airlines a-380s are back in commission today after getting new engines. oil stains were found on the old ones. last week, the engine of a qantas a-380 exploded. >>> the cma awards are in nashville tonight. brad paisley and carrie underwood are up for several awards. that's tonight right here on abc. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," the cheating scandal that has rocked one florida university. hundreds of students were caught. and now, a professor is giving an ultimatum. z (stan lech) acid erosion is a growing problem... acidic foods can cause a softening of the enamel. once you lose enamel, 's gone for good. for those who want white teeth pronamel gentle whiteng, helps protect against acid erosion but also helps bring ba your teeth to their natural whiteness. took some foolish risks as a teenager. but i was still taking a foolish risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet
. >>> back in washington, the new republican leader, john boehner, talks to reporters about the new gop majority in the house. >>> three singapore airlines a-380s are back in commission today after getting new engines. oil stains were found on the old ones. last week, the engine of a qantas a-380 exploded. >>> the cma awards are in nashville tonight. brad paisley and carrie underwood are up for several awards. that's tonight right here on abc. >>> coming up...
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the republican leader in the house, john boehner, said "this is not the time for compromise." that doesn't sound like putting partisanship aside and working for the people. is that the sum total of the policy? >> well, president obama himself said republicans have come along for the ride, but they have to sit in the back of the bus, but really what we need to be focusing on are jobs, spending and debt. that's what's created this coalition of support, disaffected democrats, independents and republicans that are going to sweep many republicans into office on november 2nd. >> i'll get to that specifically in a moment, but the fact that leaders of the party say that, that certainly sets the tone, doesn't it? i mean, it doesn't sound like moving forward. it sounds like another recipe for gridlock. >> well, i don't think gridlock is going to be acceptable when it comes to runaway spending and unsustainable debt and 9.6% unemployment. i agree with bob that that's why people are reacting the way they are. now, i don't agree with him about accountability. the administration and democra
the republican leader in the house, john boehner, said "this is not the time for compromise." that doesn't sound like putting partisanship aside and working for the people. is that the sum total of the policy? >> well, president obama himself said republicans have come along for the ride, but they have to sit in the back of the bus, but really what we need to be focusing on are jobs, spending and debt. that's what's created this coalition of support, disaffected democrats,...
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house speaker john boehner said it was pretty cool. >>> and carrying plastic is taking on a new meaning tonight. canada's decided to have a $100 bill made out of polymer. canada plans to convert all of its paper currency, which as we know, tears up, convert it to plastic, by 2013. but the u.s. treasury says they have no plans to go plastic. >>> and we want to tell you about a dog flu outbreak raging tonight. not just in new york, but in parts of pennsylvania, texas and colorado. pet owners, not at risk. but it is contagious for other dogs. vechts say dogs can be protected with two vaccinations, given a few weeks apart. >>> and who doesn't remember singing along to this? ♪ we represent the lolllipop guild ♪ ♪ the lollipop guild >> it turns out there were 124 munch kins in "the wizard of oz" but tonight, only three survive. the lead trumpeter in the munch kin band has died. he had a very tough childhood. his parents put him on a stretching machine to try to make him taller. he received just $50 for his work in "oz" but he and the others later were paid to appear at "oz"-related ooec
house speaker john boehner said it was pretty cool. >>> and carrying plastic is taking on a new meaning tonight. canada's decided to have a $100 bill made out of polymer. canada plans to convert all of its paper currency, which as we know, tears up, convert it to plastic, by 2013. but the u.s. treasury says they have no plans to go plastic. >>> and we want to tell you about a dog flu outbreak raging tonight. not just in new york, but in parts of pennsylvania, texas and...
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boehner is giving up his speaker's post as well as his tober. eat at the end of >>> so maybe the strangest thing that happened during yesterday's nfl games happened right before the steeler and rams got started in st. louis. this is pregame introductions. watch the lower right of your screen. you see kind of right there? that's a section of the artificial turf that caught fire because sparks from the pyrotechnic display. the game was delayed for nearly a half an hour. pittsburgh won, 12-6. >>> also the sunday night game as peyton manning and the denver broncos visiting detroit. manning finds dareus thomas. gorgeous. 45-yard touchdown. manning's second touchdown pass of the night would be 11 yards to owen daniels. that puts the game away. i'm so glad to see od get involved in the offense. they go 3-0, 24-12 win. detroit winless on year and i think they play seattle next. >> they still have a good chance. and the broncos, they had two ugly wins the first time. >> you know, their defense is keeping them in it. they put peyton in the shotgun for mos
boehner is giving up his speaker's post as well as his tober. eat at the end of >>> so maybe the strangest thing that happened during yesterday's nfl games happened right before the steeler and rams got started in st. louis. this is pregame introductions. watch the lower right of your screen. you see kind of right there? that's a section of the artificial turf that caught fire because sparks from the pyrotechnic display. the game was delayed for nearly a half an hour. pittsburgh won,...
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but right now, speaker boehner is holding firm. saying he is not yet ready to pass a clean government funding resolution that would reopen the government this week. not yet ready to pass a clean extension of the debt limit. that's the far more serious crisis that could be coming in ten days or so. that's what they're going to press him on this morning. >> all of the polls in the case of the majority of americans do blame republicans for this stalemate. but that can change overnight. how much pressure does the president face so he could face the blame, as well especially as we get closer to the debt ceiling limit? >> he has to worry about that. and his team has said if we go over the debt limit and risk default, that would be catastrophic for the united states economy. but i have to say, from the president on down, the white house and democrats united around the idea that they are not going to negotiate around this debt limit or around the government shutdown. now, the trick at the end is going to be for the president to make some k
but right now, speaker boehner is holding firm. saying he is not yet ready to pass a clean government funding resolution that would reopen the government this week. not yet ready to pass a clean extension of the debt limit. that's the far more serious crisis that could be coming in ten days or so. that's what they're going to press him on this morning. >> all of the polls in the case of the majority of americans do blame republicans for this stalemate. but that can change overnight. how...
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. >> reporter: speaker in waiting john boehner. boehner and fellow republicans will try to repeal president obama's health care law. the vote is scheduled for next wednesday. >> we think that obama care will ruin the best health care system in the country. we believe it will bankrupt our nation. we believe it needs to be repealed and replaced with commonsense reforms to bring down the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: while it will likely pass the house, it won't get far in the senate where democrats still hold the majority. >> in order to have a patient's bill of rights, though, it's important to have comprehensive health care reform. >> reporter: boehner has pledged to cut $100 billion from domestic spenting this year. the real spending fight will come in february when the parties will do battle over the debt ceiling. increasing the debt limit is essential to funding government. the tea party members like senator-elect rand paul are dead set against it. including who should fill the role of white house stechief of staff. >>
. >> reporter: speaker in waiting john boehner. boehner and fellow republicans will try to repeal president obama's health care law. the vote is scheduled for next wednesday. >> we think that obama care will ruin the best health care system in the country. we believe it will bankrupt our nation. we believe it needs to be repealed and replaced with commonsense reforms to bring down the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: while it will likely pass the house, it won't get far...
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boehner comes out and says rush's language was inappropriate. using the salad fork for your entrÉe, that's inappropriate. >> reporter: as for sandra fluke, well, she says she's heard just about enough from rush limbaugh. what if he were to call you and say, i personally want to apologize to you directly? would that make a difference? >> i want to be clear that i don't want a phone call from him. attacks made against me on the air were enough personal contact for a lifetime. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and still ahead, listen up -- [ child snoring ] does your child, even your baby, sound like this? new research from doctors about snoring children. [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have... [ dennis ] ...allstate. [ roger ] same agent and everything. [ kyle ] it's like we're connected. no we're not. yeah, we are. no...we're not. ♪
boehner comes out and says rush's language was inappropriate. using the salad fork for your entrÉe, that's inappropriate. >> reporter: as for sandra fluke, well, she says she's heard just about enough from rush limbaugh. what if he were to call you and say, i personally want to apologize to you directly? would that make a difference? >> i want to be clear that i don't want a phone call from him. attacks made against me on the air were enough personal contact for a lifetime....
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or do you agree with speaker boehner saying it's off the table? >> we're not working on articles of impeachment. the constitution is very clear. as to what constitutes grounds for impeachment of the president of the united states. the president of the united states has n violated that. the president is not enforcing the law. there's a wide away of issues not just immigration, where we believe that. and that's why the speaker, and many of news the congress, are get lg rting ready to take legal action to stand up for the people's right, for their elected representatives to be the part of the government to pass the laws, not a president with his pen and cell phone. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >>> lots to talk to "the roundtable" about. including the new kals to impeach president obama. >>> and the political impact of the big decision from lebron james. believe it or not, there is some. >>> first, our big winners of the week. [ male announcer ] they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at your side. take the
or do you agree with speaker boehner saying it's off the table? >> we're not working on articles of impeachment. the constitution is very clear. as to what constitutes grounds for impeachment of the president of the united states. the president of the united states has n violated that. the president is not enforcing the law. there's a wide away of issues not just immigration, where we believe that. and that's why the speaker, and many of news the congress, are get lg rting ready to take...
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i noticed that boehner did not laugh at that moment. is that possibly because he was offended as a smoked american? >> egypt is in its second day of angry street protests. and secretary of state hillary clinton is calling for calm. because nothing calms an enraged arab country, than a powerful woman ordering it around. >> and vice president joe biden had to report for jury duty today. he can get out of jury, if he can convince the judge that he can't miss work because his presence at his job is too essential. we know what that means. he's going to jury duty. >> for the fourth season of "jerry shore," the cast members will be headed to italy. yeah. this will mark the first time in history an italian man will see a young, america woman walking by and go, you know what? i'm good. >> to give you an idea of how bad the weather has been, we've put together some of the weather reports from the most heavily-impacted cities. >> this is what it looks like at the garden state. >> cross country skis aided several commuters in central park. >> this
i noticed that boehner did not laugh at that moment. is that possibly because he was offended as a smoked american? >> egypt is in its second day of angry street protests. and secretary of state hillary clinton is calling for calm. because nothing calms an enraged arab country, than a powerful woman ordering it around. >> and vice president joe biden had to report for jury duty today. he can get out of jury, if he can convince the judge that he can't miss work because his presence...
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. >> reporter: but yesterday, republican house speaker john boehner told diane sawyer that was a nonstarter. >> is it on the table to talk about? >> i made clear -- >> the wealthier americans pitch in. >> i made clear yesterday that raising tax rates is unacceptable. and frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. >> reporter: still, today, the president said the debate had been settled, with his victory tuesday night. >> this was a central question during the election. it was debated over and over again. and on tuesday night, we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> reporter: and he threw down the gauntlet, saying everyone agrees on keeping the middle class tax cuts for those who make under $200,000 a year. so, he say, congress should act on that now. >> and i've got the pen ready to sign the bill right away. i'm ready to do it. i'm ready to do it. >> reporter: and diane, president obama heads to asia next week. before he leaves, he is calling for a meeting of the top house and senate democrat and republican leaders to at least begin to try to find a compromise
. >> reporter: but yesterday, republican house speaker john boehner told diane sawyer that was a nonstarter. >> is it on the table to talk about? >> i made clear -- >> the wealthier americans pitch in. >> i made clear yesterday that raising tax rates is unacceptable. and frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. >> reporter: still, today, the president said the debate had been settled, with his victory tuesday night. >> this was a central question...
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the republican congressman hoping to replace speaker john boehner suggesting on fox news that the bipartisan investigation into benghazi is behind clinton's sagging poll numbers. >> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee. a select committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. why? because she's untrustable. but no one would have known any of that had happened had we not -- >> i give you credit for that. >> reporter: hillary clinton firing back today on msnbc. >> when i hear a statement like that, which demonstrates unequivocally that this was always meant to be a partisan, political exercise, i feel like it does a grave disservice. >> reporter: but now, her secret weapon, former president bill clinton taking on a new, more public role in her campaign, and on cnn, defending how she's handling the e-mail controversy. >> i think she looks great. i think she did a great job. and i think she's been doing a great job answering these questions now. >> reporter: yeah, bill clinton out of the shadows and center stag
the republican congressman hoping to replace speaker john boehner suggesting on fox news that the bipartisan investigation into benghazi is behind clinton's sagging poll numbers. >> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee. a select committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. why? because she's untrustable. but no one would have known any of that had happened had we not -- >> i give you credit for...
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boehner is nostalgic for those good old days. but the american people are not. they don't want to go back. they want to move forward. >> reporter: the latest associated press poll asks voters whether they trusted democrats or republicans to handle the economy. voters said they were split. rob and vinita, back to you. >>> the last primaries before november's election have wrapped up with political veterans victorious in major races. in florida representative kendrick meek won the nomination. scott is the republican nominee for governor. he spent $38 million of his own money to campaign. in arizona john mccain cruised to victory over his conservative challenger. in alaska, incumbent senator lisa murkowski's race is very close. sarah palin has backed murkowski's opponent, joe miller, in a vigorous campaign. >>> the justice department is rushing to appeal a court decision that blocks federal funding of all embryonic stem-cell research. >> the challenge is brought by researchers who want funding for adult stem-cell research instead. t.j. winick has the story. >> repo
boehner is nostalgic for those good old days. but the american people are not. they don't want to go back. they want to move forward. >> reporter: the latest associated press poll asks voters whether they trusted democrats or republicans to handle the economy. voters said they were split. rob and vinita, back to you. >>> the last primaries before november's election have wrapped up with political veterans victorious in major races. in florida representative kendrick meek won the...
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heroin would get applause here in south carolina. [ laughter ] >> no wonder speaker of the house john boehner told us, he's still hoping for more candidates. >> i'm not sure that we've seen all of the candidates we're going to see. i'm as anxious as anybody else. have to see all of our candidates come out so we can get an idea, what's the field look like. >> reporter: as for gingrich on paper he looks like a top contender. a former speaker of the house who actually produced balanced budgets, a conservative known to virtually all republicans, but gingrich starts low in the polls. weighed down by political and personal baggage. he's admitted mistakes and including having an affair with one of his congressional aides who he went on to marry. for all of the republican problems, if gas stays near $4 a gallon, unemployment anywhere near 9% they still believe that barack obama is eminently beatable. in fact in the latest abc news poll, 45% said that they would definitely not vote for obama. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> a former wall street wheeler and dealer has been convicted in what pro
heroin would get applause here in south carolina. [ laughter ] >> no wonder speaker of the house john boehner told us, he's still hoping for more candidates. >> i'm not sure that we've seen all of the candidates we're going to see. i'm as anxious as anybody else. have to see all of our candidates come out so we can get an idea, what's the field look like. >> reporter: as for gingrich on paper he looks like a top contender. a former speaker of the house who actually produced...